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  • The Marines set up an outpost in a former drug lab and roadside-bomb factory and soon found themselves under near-constant attack.

    U.S. Marine Walks Away From Shot to Helmet in Afghanistan Michael M. Phillips 2010

  • "Wrong one," Mr. Cook shoots back dryly, as they both know it's his left leg that was amputated after a roadside-bomb incident in Iraq when he was 18 years old.

    Helping Soldiers Cope With Trauma 2010

  • Both suspects allegedly are involved in terrorist cells responsible for several roadside-bomb and mortar attacks against

    Alex Ramon Jimenez 2007

  • In 2006 alone, at least 300 Pakistani soldiers died in this campaign, most in roadside-bomb attacks or ambushes in the mountainous terrain; thousands of militants and civilians were also killed and injured.

    After Musharraf 2007

  • In 2006 alone, at least 300 Pakistani soldiers died in this campaign, most in roadside-bomb attacks or ambushes in the mountainous terrain; thousands of militants and civilians were also killed and injured.

    After Musharraf 2007

  • Both suspects allegedly are involved in terrorist cells responsible for several roadside-bomb and mortar attacks against

    Byron W. Fouty 2007

  • Defends Afghan Role After Deaths The latest deaths came S.nday when four Marines were killed in two separate roadside-bomb blasts in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, said U.S. Army Capt.

    Mounting Casualties in Afghanistan Spur Concern 2009

  • The group carried out a record 2,615 roadside-bomb attacks in 2007, up from 1,931 in 2006.

    U.S. Sounds Afghan Alarm 2008

  • U.S. and NATO officials say that roadside-bomb technology has migrated from Iraq to Afghanistan, with militants here regularly using tactics -- such as "daisy-chaining" multiple bombs together to pierce U.S. armor -- first developed by fighters in Iraq.

    Afghan Roadside Bombings Rise Sharply 2008

  • The same poll also asked if we should attack Iran if it were found responsible for exporting roadside-bomb technology to Iraq.

    What's It Like Waiting Around to Be Bombed? 2007

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